Water power or driven wheel.



E. E. PADDOOK. WATER POWER 0R DRIVEN WHEEL.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 25, 191s.

1,086,611. 7 Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAI" c0..wAsH|NuToN u c E. B. PAD-DOCK. WATER POWER 0RDRIVEN WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.25, 1913.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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COLUMBIA PLANDORAPH CO WASHlNGTON. D c4 uniTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN EUGENE PADDOGK, F FARMINGTON, WASHINGTON.

WATER PDWER OR DRIVEN WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN EUGENE PAD- ooon, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Farmington, in the county of Whitman and State ofWashington, have in.vent ed new and useful Improvements in Water Poweror Driven Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to water wheels adapted to be power propelled or beoperated by a water current and the invention has to do with that typeof wheel in which movable paddles are employed and in which the paddlesare maintained at substantially right angles to the plane of the watersurface when passing into the water and during withdrawal therefrom.

It is one of the ob'ects of my invention to provide a wheel of thischaracter wherein the angular relation of the paddles, with respect tothe plane of the water surface can be varied and maintainedin a givenposition of adjustment.

Further objects of my invention will be more fully described inconnection with the accompanying drawings, and will be more particularlypointed out in and by the ap pended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in end elevation of one form ofwheel adapted to be power propelled or driven. Fig. 2 is an elevation ofthe form shown in Fig. 1 looking in the direction of arrow 2 of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view inside elevation of a bearing bracket. Fig. 5 is another view thereoflooking in the direction of arrow 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 illustrates theapplication of the device of my invention to a river steamer showing thelatter in side elevation. Fig. 7 is a view in side elevation of thedevice of my invention as it would be applied for use as a currentmotor. Fig. 8 is a plan view thereof.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts throughout thedifferent figures of the drawings.

First referring to that form of invention which is adapted to be powerdriven, as for 50 instance for use on a steamboat, and having particularreference to Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive,

1 designates supports on which bearings 2 and 3 are mounted forsupporting-driven shafts 4 and 5, respectively. Shafts 4 and 5 55 haveadjusting arms 6 and 7, respectively,

which are connected with rack bars 8 and 9 Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed January 25, 1913.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 744,058.

extending through swiveled bearings, one thereof being shown at 10. Thebars 8 and 9 are provided with racks adapted for engagement with pinionsl1 and 12, respectively, mounted upon a rotatable adjusting shaft 13.The shaft 13 is mounted in bearings 14 and is provided with a suitablemanually operable adjusting member such as a wheel 15. The shaft 13 maybe locked in its adjusted position by any suitable means, not shown. Theshafts 4 and 5 are provided with shoulders engaging opposite sides ofthe bearings 2 and 3, as will be clearly seen by reference to Fig. 2, soas to prevent longitudinal movement of said shafts in said bearings. Theshafts 4 and 5 extend inwardly toward each other a short distanceinside'of the bearings 2 and 3 and primary paddle wheels 16, ofidentical construction with respect to each other, are loosely mountedon said shafts. Said primary wheels are provided with sprockets 17 whichare preferably rigidly secured thereto. Each primary wheel is provided,as shown, with fixed primary crank bearings in which the ends of paddlecranks 19 are journaled.

A secondary paddle wheel shaft 20 is disposed in parallel relation withthe shafts 4 and 5, which latter are in alined relation with respect toeach other, in the construction shown, and on the secondary wheel shaft20 is rigidly mounted a pair of second ary paddle wheels 21 of identicalconstruction with respect to the primary paddle wheels. The secondarypaddle wheels 21 are provided with crank bearings 22 in which theremaining ends of the cranks 19 are journaled. The ends of the cranksjournaled in bearings 22 project inwardly from said bearings as shown inFig. 2 and to such inwardly projecting ends are secured the paddles 23.The shaft 20 is mounted in the lowermost bearings 24 of bearing hangerbrackets 25. The hanger brackets 25 are clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5and in the bearings 26 of each is mounted an idler gear 27 meshing withgear 28 on shaft 20, one on each end. The idler gears 27 mesh with gears29, one being mounted on shaft 4 and the other on shaft 5. The gears 29are preferably rigidly secured to the primary paddle wheels 16 and thesame are rotatable with respect to the shafts 4 and 5. The inner ends ofthe shafts 4 and 5 are squared or polygonal in cross section and thebearing brackets are provided with hubs 30 having correspondingly shapedopenings 31 so that the bearing brackets will be non-rotatively fixed onshafts 4: and 5.

It will be seen from the foregoing that -e gear connection between theshafts and s rves to maintain the secondary paddle wheels inpredetermined driven relation with respect to the primary paddle wheelsto cause the two sets of paddle wheels to ro tate in unison and maintainthe paddles at all times in a vertical position. if it is desired toalter the position of the paddles 23 the wheel 15 may be rotated ineither of two directions so as to slightly change the position of shaft20 with respect to shafts l and 5 and this will result in shifting theposition of the paddles from the vertical in accordance with thedirection of rotation of wheel 15.

In the use of the device of my invention as hereinbefore described, itwill be seen that the paddles not only enter, but they pass through thewater after immersion and are withdrawn in a vertical position so as toobtain the greatest efficiency either when the wheel is driven againstthe water or driven by the water, in which latter case the device wouldbe usec as a current motor.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown the device of my invention applied to acurrent motor which may include a suitable frame work 32 adapted to bedisposed in the stream or in such a manner as to permit the paddles 33to be actuated by the current. In view of the fact that the constructionin Figs. 7 and 8 is in all respects similar to the construction in theforegoing form just described, I will not describe the construction inFigs. 7 and 8 in detail except for the connections and devices which areespecially applied where the device is used as a current motor. In thisform, sprocket wheels 33 are carried by the primary paddle wheels andchains 34 transmit power to sprocket wheels 35 on shaft 36. Power istaken off from shaft 36 by any suitable means, such for instance as apulley 37. Each of the primary paddle wheels is mounted upon a shaftwhich is provided with adjusting arms 38 connected with rack rods 39adapted to be actuated by gears 40 on a shaft 41. Shaft 41 may beprovided with a hand wheel i2 so that when adjustment is made thepaddles can be changed to or from a vertical position precisely the sameas in the device hereinbefore described.

iVhile I have herein shown and described specific embodiments of myinvention, I do not wish to be limited theretoexcept for suchlimitations as the claims may import.

I claim 1. A paddle water wheel mechanism comprising in combination,bearing devices for rotatively suspending the mechanism with certain ofthe paddles immersed, a primary wheel, a secondary wheel, cranksrotatively connected with said wheels, paddles mounted on said cranks,and means independent of said cranks for causing said wheels to rotatein unison to control the position of said paddles, substantially asdescribed.

2. A paddle water wheel mechanism comprising in combination, bearingdevices for rotatively suspending the mechanism with certain of thepaddles immersed, a primary wheel, a secondary wheel offset with respectto the primary wheel, cranks rotatively connected to said wheels,paddles mounted on said cranks, and means independent of said cranks forcausing said wheels to rotate in unison to control the position of saidpaddles, substantially as described.

3. A paddle water wheel mechanism comprising in combination, bearingdevices for supporting the mechanism with certain of the paddlesimmersed, a primary wheel, a secondary wheel offset with respect to theprimary wheel, cranks rotatively connected with said wheels, paddlesmounted on said cranks, means independent of said cranks for causingsaid wheels to rotate in unison to control the position of said paddles,and means for adjusting one wheel with respect to the other to vary theposition of said paddles, substantially as described.

4:. A paddle water wheel mechanism comprising in combination, bearingdevices for rotatively suspending the mechanism with certain of thepaddles immersed, a primary wheel, a secondary wheel having its axisdisposed laterally of the axis of the primary wheel, cranks rotativelyconnecting said wheels, paddles mounted on said cranks, meansindependent of said cranks for causing said wheels to rotate in unisonto control the position of said paddles, and means for shifting onewheel and its axis concentrically about the axis of the other wheel forvarying the position of said paddles, substantially as described.

5. A paddle water wheel mechanism comprising in combination, bearingdevices for suspending the mechanism with certain of the paddlesimmersed, a pair of primary wheels rotatively mounted on said devices, apair of secondary wheels disposed with their axes at one side of theaxes of said primary wheels, cranks rotatively connected with saidwheels, paddles mounted on said cranks, and mechanisms independent ofsaid cranks for supporting said secondary wheels from said bearingdevices and cansing rotation of said secondary wheels in unison withsaid primary wheels to control the position of said paddles,substantially as described.

6. A paddle water wheel mechanism comprising in combination, rotativelyadjustable bearing shafts, primary wheels loosely mounted on saidshafts, secondary wheels disposed With their axes ofl center from theaxes of said primary Wheels, cranks rotatively connected With saidWheels, paddles mounted on said cranks, and mechanisms independent ofsaid cranks carried by said shafts for supporting said secondary Wheelsand causing rotation of said primary and secondary Wheels in unison tocontrol the position of said paddles, substantially as described.

7. A paddle Water Wheel mechanism comprising in combination, rotativelyadjustable bearing shafts, means for adjusting said shafts, primarypaddle Wheels loosely mounted on said shafts, secondary paddle Wheels, ashaft for said secondary paddle Wheels having its axis at one side ofthe axes of said first named shafts, cranks connecting the primary andsecondary paddle Wheels, paddles mounted on said cranks, bracketsnon-rotatively connected With said adjustable shaft and supporting theshaft of said secondary wheels, and gearing devices mounted on saidshafts and brackets for causing rotation of said primary and secondaryWheels in unison to control the position of said paddles, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

EDWIN EUGENE PADDOGK.

Witnesses:

HAROLD E. SOANTLEBURY, PAUL B. WARREN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patentl. Washington, D. C.

